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Carper Tours Flood-Prone Roadways in All Three Counties to Highlight Historic Transportation Infrastructure Bill Addressing Climate Change

August 26, 2019

$287 billion bill is the most substantial highway legislation in history, includes major provisions for Delaware and the first-ever title addressing climate change

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Carper: Endangered Species Regulations Undermine Science, Put Conservation Efforts at Risk

August 12, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement reacting to the Department of Interior’s announcement of final revisions to their July 2018 pr...

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Carper Slams EPA Proposal to Weaken Methane Emission Standards

August 29, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rollbacks of methane standards for t...

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Carper: This is a Breakthrough Moment for PFAS Solutions

September 10, 2019

In a House committee hearing today, major chemical manufacturers announced their support for PFAS measures that are currently being negotiated in Congress, signaling a positive development for legislative solutions on PFAS contamination

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Carper Statement on Voluntary Agreement between California and Four Automakers on Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards

July 25, 2019

Top Democrat on Senate EPW Committee urges other automakers, Trump Administration to adopt the deal

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Tom Carper (D - DE)
Minority News
June 01, 2020
Carper Statement on EPA Rule Jeopardizing Clean Water
May 21, 2020
Carper, EPW Democrats Ask EPA to Share its Plan to Address PFAS Contamination at Superfund Sites
May 20, 2020
Opening Statement of Ranking Member Carper: Oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency
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